Go Guide: It's a cabaret weekend in South Florida

Old chums, this is one of those weeks when life is, almost literally, a cabaret. Here's why:

vanessa-williams-miami-arsht-center.jpgben-vereen-lyric-theatre.jpgVanessa Williams: A versatile singer who has ruled Broadway and the Billboard charts, and an actress who has starred onstage in "Into the Woods" and on screens big ("Soul Food") and small ("Ugly Betty"), Williams performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Miami's Arsht Center in a benefit for the Barton G. Kids Hear Now Foundation Cochlear Implant Family Resource Center. Tickets: $95 (show only), $200 (includes dinner). Info: arshtcenter.org, 305-949-6722, 866-949-6722.

Ben Vereen: The Tony winner and seven-time Emmy winner (right) of late has been doing a show heavy on appreciation of his mentor, Sammy Davis. Jr. "Mr. Bojangles" was made for Ben Vereen. He performs at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $50. Info: lyrictheatre.com, 772-286-7827.

cloris-leachman-lynn-university.jpgCloris Leachman: The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress makes her first Florida appearance in a performance that may be longer on comedy than cabaret. Currently seen as the wacky Maw Maw on the ribald Fox comedy "Raising Helen," Leachman will share stories about Broadway, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Young Frankenstein," and her recent turn on "Dancing With the Stars." The show features video clips, jokes and songs Â– including moments at the piano for "Rhapsody in Blue" and Chopin's "Minute Waltz." Leachman performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday in the Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Tickets are $45, $50 and $65. Info: our.lynn.edu/clorisleachman, 561-237-9000.

Christine-Ebersole-colony-palm-beach.jpgChristine Ebersole: The Tony-winning actress is joined by Rosemary Clooney's longtime musical director, John Oddo, with her new show in the Royal Room at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday-April 2 and April 5-9. Ebersole's latest CD is "Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward," inspired by her performance in the Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit." Admission: $65 (show only) and $110 (dinner included) Tuesday-Thursday, $80 and $125 Friday and Saturday. Info: thecoloypalmbeach.com, 561-659-8100.

Rachel York: The Broadway siren, who has the title role of Marilyn Monroe in the Broadway-bound "Me and Miss Monroe," brings her acclaimed one-woman cabaret show to the Crest Theater at Old School Square in Delray Beach at 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Tickets: $42. Info: oldschool.org/crest, 561-243-7922.